Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates - Hardcover

Cordingly, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679425608 ISBN 13: 9780679425601

Publisher: Random House Inc, 1996

Synopsis

An authoritative, revisionist history of the golden age of piracy draws on original archive material and records to provide a realistic study of pirates and their lives that refutes many of the colorful myths about the era. 35,000 first printing. Tour.

About this title

About the Author:

David Cordingly was for 12 years on the staff of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, where he was curator of paintings and then head of exhibitions. He is a graduate of Oxford and the renowned author of the definitive book on pirates, Under the Black Flag, as well as Seafaring Women and Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander. Cordingly lives with his wife by the sea in Sussex, England.

From the Inside Flap:

sing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum has combed original documents and records to produce a most authoritative and definitive account of piracy's "Golden Age." As he explodes many accepted myths (i.e. "walking the plank" is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex and often bloodier. 16 pp. of photos. Maps.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679425608
• ISBN 13: 9780679425601
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Godoff